Research Freemium

Scite

Scite is an AI research platform for Smart Citations, evidence evaluation, literature discovery, and citation-context analysis.

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PricingFreemium
Starting priceFree access may be available; paid plans are listed on Scite pricing. Verify current pricing.
Free planYes
Free trialYes
APIYes
Open sourceNo
DeploymentCloud
Last verifiedJune 21, 2026
Overview

Tool overview

Scite is listed under Research AI tools.

Summary

What is Scite?

Scite helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature by showing citation contexts, whether papers support, contrast, or mention claims, and by offering research tools, integrations, and API access to citation data.

Best fit

Best for

Researchers Academic teams Librarians Editors Evidence reviewers

Audience

Who is it for?

ResearchersStudentsEditorsPublishersAcademic librarians
Capabilities

Key features

Smart Citations

Support/contrast/mention citation labels

Research assistant workflows

Citation context search

Reference check

Browser extension and integrations

API access

Workflows

Use cases

Evaluating research evidence

Checking whether papers support claims

Finding related literature

Reviewing references

Building research workflows with API

Improving literature reviews

Strengths

Pros

  • Unique citation-context analysis API and integrations available
  • Useful for research quality checks Official affiliate page exists
Considerations

Cons

  • Subscription required for
  • advanced use Citation interpretation still needs human review Coverage depends on available literature and metadata
Considerations

Limitations

Not a full reference manager Does not replace reading the original papers API use has terms and limits

Cost

Pricing details

Pricing modelFreemium
Starting priceFree access may be available; paid plans are listed on Scite pricing. Verify current pricing.
Free planYes
Free trialYes
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Compatibility

Supported languages

English

Connectivity

Integrations

Browser extension

Zotero workflows

API

MCP for AI tools

Reference managers

Specs

Technical details

Platformsweb chrome_extension api
Multilingual supportUnknown
Login requiredYes
Open sourceNo
LicenseProprietary
DeploymentCloud
CompanyScite
Launch year2018
Current versionContinuous cloud service
Models / versionsScite Smart Citations and API
Editions / plansFree access Individual/team/institutional plans API
Data confidenceHigh
Last verifiedJune 21, 2026
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Scite helps researchers discover and evaluate scientific literature by showing citation contexts, whether papers support, contrast, or mention claims, and by offering research tools, integrations, and API access to citation data.
Researchers Academic teams Librarians Editors Evidence reviewers
The listed pricing model for Scite is Freemium. Pricing can change, so users should verify the latest plan details on the official website.
Yes. The current profile indicates that a free trial is available.
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